Permanent Me - After the Room Clears Review

Permanent Me will be climbing up the charts like it is no one's business here soon enough. The type of emo music that they start out "After The Room Clears" with is of the type that will undoubtedly sell hundreds of thousands of copies as soon as individuals can hear this band on the radio. The same bouncy emo music of "Until You Leave" continues along through "Allison", and while none of the tracks on "After The Room Clears" are those that will push the limits of the genre, the songs are fun to sing along with.

The third track is "Heartattack", and it is during this track that the band boldly strikes out and goes for a different style than had started out "After The Room Clears". This style is slower than the prior tracks, and allows Permanent Me to show that they have more than one way to appease their fans. This more moderate sound that was introduced during "Heartattack" continues unabated during "4 A.M.". The style is not quite as emotional as a Matchbox 20, but there is some room for comparison between the two acts. "Christine" brings the power and the fury back to Permanent Me. The act does well in pushing forth an emo-heavy sound that does not include the current focus on synthesizers. The interesting thing that Permanent Me does during their "After The Room Clears" is have a string of tracks end well before the three minute mark, which has the effect of making the disc feel as if it is going much quicker than it would normally be going.

The band furthers the work of acts like Yellowcard, and while the former band's violins are not present during any of the tracks of "After The Room Clears", there are hints of Yellowcard in Permanent Me. The use of multiple vocal layers during "By The Time" is the high point of an already above-average album. Individuals may not have heard of Permanent Me before this album came out, but chances are good that the name will be indelibly imprinted on their mind after they give the disc a listen. With nods to music with as wide of a range as Weezer and Fall Out Boy, Permanent Me can play their own brand of music while simultaneously tapping other musical genres. Give this disc a go if you like any of the bands mentioned previously.

Top Tracks: Later On, Until You Leave
Rating: 6.5/10